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Magnificent magnolias in the Arboretum at Kew Gardens
By: Tony Hall - 27 Mar 2012The wonderfully showy magnolias are in full flower, many dating back to the early 20th century. Colours range from pure white through to deep pinks with some flowers reaching over 20 cm across.
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Swapping seeds in the name of food diversity
By: Vanessa Sutcliffe - 21 Mar 2012Join Vanessa Sutcliffe, Millennium Seed Bank Training Specialist, as she gets ready to organise the next Great Seed Swap taking place at Wakehurst on Saturday 20 October 2012.
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Masterpieces, mishaps and memories: Mount Kanchenjunga in the Directors' Correspondence
By: Charlotte Rowley - 09 Mar 2012Kew's own Sir Joseph Hooker was the first Westerner to explore the majestic Mount Kanchenjunga. Read about other stories surrounding this mountain, inspired by a letter from the artist and writer, Edward Lear.
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Falklands’ unique plants all in safe storage
By: Richard Lewis - 06 Mar 2012All thirteen of the Falklands’ unique plant species are now being preserved at Kew's Millennium Seed Bank. Botanist Richard Lewis recently managed to track down seed-bearing plants of the silvery buttercup, the thirteenth species, in remote valleys on Weddell Island.
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Repotting and root pruning: why, when, how?
By: Richard Kernick - 06 Mar 2012Kew's Bonsai Specialist Richard Kernick explains the 'why, when and how' of the bonsai year's first major job - repotting.
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The cool blue seeds of the Malagasy traveller’s tree
By: Wolfgang Stuppy - 06 Mar 2012Truly blue seeds are about as rare as hens’ teeth. In the first of his ‘Seed of the Month’ series, Millennium Seed Bank seed morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, explains why.
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New year, new look!
By: Christina Harrison - 03 Mar 2012Kew magazine is changing – we thought you might like a peek at our brand new design and what's inside the spring issue.
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Spring arrives in the Alpine House
By: Kit Strange - 01 Mar 2012The last few warm days have brought a lot of bulbs into flower in the Davies Alpine House - from all over the world!
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IGPOTY winners announced!
By: Philip Smith - 01 Mar 2012Philip Smith reflects on a very successful fifth International Garden Photographer of the Year at Kew, and how wonderful it is to see photographers develop their skills and do really well in the competition.
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Collections from the Caribbean
By: David Hickmott - 28 Feb 2012Follow a Millennium Seed Bank collector on an expedition to the Dominican Republic to save threatened and useful plants.
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What are hard seeds for?
14 May 2013
A new hypothesis has been proposed on why some seeds are hard.
Caffeine enhances bee memory
10 May 2013
Caffeine in the nectar of coffee and citrus flowers manipulates the memory of pollinating bees.
Olympic rings spectacular unveiled
18 Apr 2012
A floral spectacular is in bloom in front of the Orangery at Kew Gardens to celebrate the London 2012 Olympic Games.
David Attenborough's Kingdom of Plants 3D now available on DVD and Blu-ray
13 Mar 2012
Filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Kingdom of Plants 3D provides a fascinating new look at plant life using stunning 3D time-lapse filming techniques. Own your personal copy today following the DVD and Blu-ray release.
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